SmarterInstall vs Web Archive Inspector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmarterInstall
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SmarterInstall is a self serve installation app allowing invited users to setup their Smarter Technologies devices on the supported applications.
Web Archive Inspector
View and interact with offline web archive files on your iOS device. Execute JavaScript and access all linked resources for a fully functional offline browsing experience. Import archives created on any platform.
- Open and view web archive files
- Execute JavaScript within archives
- Full offline support
- Import archives from any platform
- QuickLook individual resources
- Supports various resource types and encodings
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Inspect your web archive files on iOS. • Open web archive files like Safari on macOS, with support for executing JavaScript contained in linked resources. • Full offline support for executing JavaScript and any other resources contained in the archive. • Import web archives created in Safari on any platform, including macOS. No need to rely on Reading List to keep articles to read later, including their interactivity. • QuickLook individual resources from the archive and share or save the resource as a new file. • Supports a variety of resource types and encodings. Get support on Twitter @grgarside or georgegarside.com/apps/web-archive-inspector
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Web Archive Inspector at monthly against SmarterInstall's every 2 months. SmarterInstall's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmarterInstall ships an update every 2 months, Web Archive Inspector monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmarterInstall | Web Archive Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Visionist Limited | George Garside |
In-app purchases
SmarterInstall
No in-app purchases
Web Archive Inspector
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmarterInstall free?
Is Web Archive Inspector free?
Do SmarterInstall or Web Archive Inspector have ads?
Which is updated more often, SmarterInstall or Web Archive Inspector?
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